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Restoring performance of Sasol’s Southern Africa value chain remains key priority, says CEO
Global energy and chemicals company Sasol has outlined a sharpened focus on its South African operations as it works to secure feedstock, improve financial resilience and advance its decarbonisation strategy.
Iran’s petchem output hits 32m tonnes in five months despite ‘difficult conditions’
Cameroon aims to restart dormant Limbe refinery
Cameroon’s state-owned National Refining Company Ltd. (Sonara) is working on restarting its 42,000 barrel per day (bpd) Limbe refinery in December 2027, bringing it back online after it had been lying dormant since a fire occurred in 2019.
Ex-official of Nigeria's NNPCL faces up to 25-year US jail term in $2.1mn bribery case
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery set to take advantage of Middle East refining pause
As refineries in the Middle East start to close for maintenance Nigeria’s 650,000 barrel per day (bpd) Dangote refinery is prepared to pick up the slack, increasing its exports to foreign countries in place of Gulf refiners, according to The Punch.
Syria begins exporting heavy crude from Tartus terminal
Syria has restarted exports of heavy crude oil from its Tartus terminal for the first time in years, according to Anadolu Agency, which cited an announcement from the country’s energy ministry this week.
West tightens noose on Tehran with sanctions and nuclear ultimatum
Europe and the US are working to increase pressure on Iran as recent talks appear to have led to a dead end
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery buys crude from Ghana
Nigeria’s 650,000 barrel per day (bpd) Dangote refinery has moved to obtain crude oil from Ghana as part of efforts to diversify its feedstock sources, according to The Guardian.
Angola set to complete Cabinda refinery, with production to start in 2025
Angola’s 30,000 barrel per day (bpd) Cabinda refinery is expected to start fuel production by the end of 2025 once construction is complete, according to the country’s oil and gas minister Diamantino Azevedo.
Fuel prices drop in Morocco amid global oil decline
Fuel prices in Morocco dropped following a global decline in crude oil prices. International crude prices went as low as $65.4 per barrel as of September 3.
Cabinda refinery set to boost Angola’s fuel production by year-end
Angola’s President João Lourenço on September 1 inaugurated the first phase of the Cabinda refinery, the country’s first refinery to be built in almost 50 years.
AKK gas pipeline landowners decry unpaid compensation as Nigeria’s NNPCL insists 99.9% is settled
Farmers and homeowners along Nigeria’s Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project have said they have yet to receive compensation for seized land, contradicting the NNPCL assertion that payment is almost complete
Iran begins trial PP production at new petchem plant
A petrochemical plant in western Iran began trial production of polypropylene, taking the final step before its official launch.
Kurdistan government pushes for fiscal breakthrough as oil firms resume output
A high-level Kurdish delegation is seeking to break a long-standing impasse over oil exports and revenue sharing
NNPCL targets $60bn investment to boost Nigeria's oil output, refining capacity by 2030
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said it requires at least $60bn to increase its refining capacity by 500,000 bpd and meet production targets by 2030.
Egypt to build pipeline to handle increased Israeli gas imports
Egypt is reportedly planning to build a new pipeline to accommodate increasing natural gas imports from Israel
Nigeria’s NNPCL signs gas supply agreement with NLNG
The Nigerian National Petroleum Co. Ltd. (NNPCL) has signed a long-term gas supply agreement with Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. (NLNG) along with five other upstream gas suppliers.
South Africa’s Sasol looks to avoid US tarriffs
Angola sees increasing civil unrest following removal of fuel subsidy
European credit insurance group Credendo has released a statement highlighting increasing unrest in Angola after the government moved to reform its fuel subsidy policy on July 4.
South Africa imports bulk of its oil from Nigeria
South Africa is now importing more than 70% of its oil from Nigeria, and is also becoming an increasingly important distribution hub for the wider region, a diplomat from the continent's most industrialised country says.
Nigeria’s crude pipeline and terminal receipts near 100% amid tightened security against oil theft
Nigeria’s state oil company chief says crude oil receipts at pipelines and export terminals are now “close to 100%,” a significant recovery from previous levels as low as 30% during a period of widespread theft in the Niger Delta.
Nigerian presidential hopeful says he will return fuel subsidy if elected
Previous presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Nigeria’s 2023 election Dumebi Kachikwu has said that if he is elected as president in 2027 he would reinstate Nigeria’s fuel subsidy.
South Africa's Sasol reports 75% surge in free cash flow to $714mn in year to June 2025
PENGASSAN head says corruption is main cause of Nigeria's refining failures
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) president Festus Osifo said August 22 that the mains cause for the continuous failures of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries was mismanagement and corruption.
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